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June 4, 1929..

Cf FRANCK POWDER PUFF Filed Jan 50,- 1928 INVENTOR. FIE A N c K CkEM ERICE Patented June 4, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT orriea.

CLEMENCE FRANCK. OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA; MILTON FRANK ADMINIS TRATOR OF SAID CLEMENCE FRANCK, DECEASED, ASSIGNOR TO CAROLYN CONE/ADI,

OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

POWDER PUFF.

Application filed January 30, 1928.

This invention relates particularly to powder puffs.

An object of the inventlon is to provide a powder puff out of powder permeable material, with a mouthpiece on the said pufi to fill or discharge powder thereinto or therefrom, said mouthpiece being concealable within the puff when not being used for powder filling purposes.

A further object of the invention is to provide a metal clasp for powder puffs com prised of apair of complementary parts adapted to be maintained in matching relationship over a powder filling inlet in a powder puff, said clasp being collapsible to permit the entry of powder into the puff and locked and tucked into a position within the puff to prevent any parts of the metal clasp from coming into contact with surface to which the puff may be applied, to prevent injury.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a powder puff and clasp therefor that will be superior in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness of construction, positiveness of operation, and facility and convenience in use and general efficiency.

In this specification and the annexed drawings, the invention is illustrated in the form considered to be the best, but it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to such form, because it may be embodied in other forms; and it is also to be undersood that in and by the claims following the description, it is desired to cover the invention in whatsoever form it may be embodied.

In the accompanying one sheet of drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a powder pufi having a clasp thereon constructed in accordance with my invention, said view being broken away to show the manner of tucking the clasp within the puif.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken through Fig. 1 on the line 22.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged front view of one of the clasps for the filling vent in the powder pufl.

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken through Fig. 3 on the line 4.-4.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the metal clasp blanks before being formed into the desired shape.

In detail the construction illustrated in the Serial N0. 250,432.

drawings comprises a pair of complementary sheets of powder permeable fabric material 1 and2, such as woolen sheeting, or other soft finished goods, cut into any desired fanciful shape, but, preferably incorporating therein a plurality of small diametered circular contours 3, which may be effectively used in applying the puff to all parts of an irregular surface, such as the human face and to provide a more attractive effect; as will be hereinafter explained in detail. The sheets 1 and 2 are stitched together around the bounding edges thereof and said edges are suitably scalloped or otherwise treated to present a decorative exterior. The sheets may be sewed together in the manner shown or joined in some other conventional manner.

The sheets 1 and 2 are provided with two relatively long opposite sides 4 and 5, which taper to a relatively narrow apex 6. Theedge of the sheets across the apex is not sewed but is left open to permit access to be had into the space between the sheets. The unstitched opening in the apex provides a filling vent or inlEt through which powder is filled into the pu The opening in the apex is closed by a two part clasp preferably formed of a light weight metal. The clasp comprises two complementary halves 8 and 9 each being a duplicate of the other. Each clasp is stamped and formed by the same die operation and each clasp consists of a metal blank having a serrated bottom edge 10, and notched ends 11 and 12. The serrations in the bottom edge are adapted to be folded over and inserted int0 the material on one side of the filling vent. When each clasp is properly positioned, in facing. relation on each of the opposite sides of the filling vent, the serrations are given a final bending to firmly'hold the fabric material against the body of the clasp. The two facing clasps will thus lie parallel to each other and parallel with the plane of the sheets 1 and 2 and extending outwardly from an Ill doing it exerts suliicient tension to hold the clasp halves closed and to prevent any powder held within the puff from spilling. The band 1% may also be quickly and easily removed to allow the clasp halves to be separated and the pull vent to be opened for the purpose of charging the powder interior with powder.

The clasp halves are placed in the position shown in Fig. 1 when the puli is to be filled with powder. Thereafter, the sheets 1 and 2 are separated a suilicient distance to permit the narrow neck piece of the pull, together with the metalelasp, to be depressed or tucked down into the pull between the outer halves thereof, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. When the metal clasp is concealed within the puff it is out of the way so that it cannot contact with any surface that the pull? may be passed over, yet it is suil'ciently accessible for filling purposes. The manner of tucking the metal clasp into the puff, squares of]? one side of the pull and forms two corners which are very handy for applying powder into relatively small depressions in the face. The pull, with the filling neck extended, is from one third to one-half larger than when the neck and clasp are tucked within the pull in readiness for use as a powder pull.

The elastic band or other equivalent clasp i101 ding means, may be allowed to pass around the clasps, as shown, or sewed or otherwise suitably attached in a semi-permanent posi tion to the pull material, by continuing the bag stitching to form a thread link.

Having thus described this invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A powder puff comprised of a fabric container to contain powder; and an extensible mouth piece on said container through which powder is filled into the container adapted to be concealed within thecontainer when not being used for filling purposes, said container having the two edges thereof on opposite sides of the mouth piece tapered outwardly to permit the said mouth piece to be tucked into the container.

2. A powder puff comprised of powder permeable container; and a metal mouth piece on the container through which the container filled with powder adapted to be tucked into a concealed position in the container to prevent contact of the mouth piece with any surface to which the container might be applied, said container having the two edges thereof on opposite sides of the mouth piece tapered outwardly to permit the said mouth piece to be tuckedinto the container.

3. A powder puff comprised of fabric centainer having an inlet for powder therein, two of the opposite sides of said container tapering outwardly from the inlet; and a separable clasp, engaging the container on opposite sides of the inlet to prevent the entry or discharge of powder into or from the con-- tainer, ad pted to be tucked into a concealed position within and between the tapered sides of the container.

at. A powder pull comprised of a fabric container having an inlet for powder therein, two of the opposite sides of said container tapering outwardly from the inlet; a separable clasp, engaging the container on opposite sides of the inlet to prevent the entry or discharge of powder into or from the container, adapted to be tucked into a concealed position within the tapered sides of the container; and means to hold the separable clasp in a locked position.

5. A powder puff comprised oil a fabric container having an inlet tor powder therein, two the opposite sides of said container tapering outwardly from the inlet; a separable clasp, engaging the container on opposite sides oi? the inlet to prevent the entry or discharge of powder into or from the container, adapted to be tucked into a concealed position within the tapered sides of the container; and a resilient strap encircling the clasp to h old it in a closed position.

6. A powder pufi' comprised of a powder iermeable montainer havin an o aenin in an edge thereof, two of the opposite sides of said container tapering outwardly from the opening, a metal clamp engaging the container on each of the opposite sides of the opening; and means to hold each of the clamps locked together to prevent the discharge of powder from the container through the inlet therein, said metal clamp being concealable within the tapered sides of the container whennot being used for filling purposes to prevent contact of the metal parts to any surface to which the container might be applied.

7. A powder pull comprised of a powder permeable container having an opening in an edge thereof, two of the opposite sides of said container taperingoutwardly from the opening, a metal clamp engaging the container on each ofthe opposite sides of the opening; and a resilient strap encircling; the clamps to hold each of the clamps locked together to prevent the discharge of powder from the container through the inlet therein, saidzmetal clamps being concealable within the tapered sides of-the container when not being used for Ill) filling purposes to prevent contact of the metal parts to any surface to which the container might be applied.

8. A powder puff comprised of a pair of matching fabric sheets secured together around substantially the entire edges thereof, to form a container for powder, there being an unstitched portion along the sheet edges to provide an opening into the space between the sheets; two of the-opposite sides of said container tapering outwardly from the opening. a metal clamp engaging each of the opposite sheets in facing relation on opposite sides of the opening, said clamps extending from the sheet edges in a plane parallel therewith; resilient means to hold each of the clamps together to prevent the escape of powder from the container, said metal clamps when locked being adapted to be tucked into a concealed position Within the tapered insides of the sheets to prevent the metal parts from contacting with any surface to which they might be applied.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto Set 1 my hand at San Francisco, California, this 24th day of January, 1928.

GLEMENCE FRANGK. 

